What kind of home is 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN?

19 Chinook, CO4 9RN is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN?

19 Chinook, CO4 9RN last sold for £165,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £26,000 in May 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN?

Across 5 sales between May 1995 and July 2022, 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN rose from £26,000 to £165,000, a change of £139,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN?

The current EPC rating for 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in December 2021. It has improved from a E recorded in September 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN?

19 Chinook, CO4 9RN has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (344 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 9RN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN use?

The latest EPC at 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN?

19 Chinook, CO4 9RN is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN in?

19 Chinook, CO4 9RN sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN?

Police records around 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN?

The closest primary school to 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN is Highwoods Community Primary School (371m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (557m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN?

The closest bus stop to 19 Chinook, CO4 9RN is Derwent Road, 103m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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19 Chinook, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RN

5 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Bedroom

Floor area

32 m²

344 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 19 Chinook

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

19 Chinook is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RN). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 143.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1

Outside

Private gardenFront

Building

Heating systemElectric
LiftYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2021

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2021from Sept 2015

EPC improved fromE40toD63

Heating Controls

ThermostatProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

ImmersionImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system upgraded

Windows

SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Wall Insulation

Partial InsulationInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 Chinook, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

19 Chinook has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 19 Chinook has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£170,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£165,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

6 July 2022Most recent
£165,000
+87.5%over 15 years
26 April 2007
£88,000
+225.9%over 8 years
8 January 1999
£27,000
+4.9%over 1 year
31 January 1997
£25,750
-1.0%over 1 year
4 May 1995
£26,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9RN: £183,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Chinook homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

19 Chinook outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,156

Street avg £2,122

Strongly above

Floor Area

32 m²

Street avg 30 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 1 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Above

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Derwent Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Highwoods Community Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9RN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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